Answer: "Theater" vs. "Theatre"

[lady_ganesh]

lilmoonbunny16 asked: What is the difference between "theatre" and "theater"?

"I'm doing my homework," Buffy protested. "Do you spell theater 'e-r' or 'r-e'?"

"Ah, yes," Giles sniffed. "The manufactured American dilemma, one of my perennial favorites."

Giles is right: Unless you're an American author or are using American spellings, the answer is that 'theatre' is

Comments

[dark_weezing]

Thank you, as that's been confusing me for years.

[lady_ganesh]

Glad I could help!

[lady_ganesh]

Indeed, but the variant spellings actually stuck in those cases; almost nothing in the US uses 'centre' or 'colour,' and your teacher/professor is likely to mark it wrong.

[akasha_lilian]

Liked this one a lot! =)))